Allied Healthcare & Wellbeing Services

The term ‘allied health’ describes health professionals who are not doctors, dentists or nurses. Ballan District Health & Care’s allied healthcare and wellbeing services include group-based activities and individual consultations.

Our allied healthcare team is located under one roof, enabling us to offer a collaborative approach for community members, patients and aged care residents who are managing chronic conditions, recovering from injury or surgery, and for those who wish to improve their general wellbeing.

For more information about our facilities and services, please call (03) 5366 7999.

Allied Healthcare Service Update and Fee Information

From July 1 2017, a number of Ballan District Health & Care’s allied healthcare services are being funded to deliver a chronic condition model of care. This model of care focuses on community members living with:

Diabetes

Cardiovascular disease

Chronic obstructive airways pulmonary disease

Asthma, or

Muscular-skeletal conditions.

The purpose of this Commonwealth Government model is to empower community members with high quality evidence-based information, allied healthcare support and timely referrals to strengthen self-management.

The model is likely to benefit community members living with the identified conditions and the funding allows Ballan District Health & Care to continue to employ allied healthcare providers.

It is a condition of this Government funding that a fee is charged. New fees will therefore apply to some allied healthcare services from 31 July 2017.

Fees are based on self-reported income brackets and are capped. There is also a provision to waive fees for community members experiencing financial hardship.

If you are an existing allied healthcare patient or would like more information about how these changes may affect you, please contact your provider in the first instance about the 31 July 2017 fee changes and the changed model of care. If you are unable to speak with your healthcare provider, please call (03) 5366 7999 and ask to speak with Maria-Anna.

Physiotherapy fees for private patients remain as charged by the physiotherapists.

We understand that changes to services and changes in fee arrangements can be challenging and we want to assure you that these changes are a funding body requirement.

Income Brackets

The information below outlines the self-reported income brackets that will be used to assess the fees that will be charged for allied healthcare services from 31 July 2017.

Income Level

Income Range

Pension/Health Care Card

Low

< $37,405

Single

Low

< $37,405

Medium

> $37,405 – < $82,225

High

> $82,225

Couple

Low

< $57,268

Medium

> $57,268 – < $109,922

High

> $109,922

Family with one child(plus $6,195 per additional child)

Low

< $63,463

Medium

> $63,463 – < $113,070

High

> $113,070

Fees

The information below outlines the fees that will be charged for allied healthcare services from 31 July 2017.

Financial Hardship: If you are experiencing financial hardship you may be eligible for a fee waiver or a capped monthly fee. This is at the discretion of the service provider.

If you are an existing allied healthcare patient or would like more information about how these changes may affect you, please contact your provider in the first instance about the 31 July 2017 fee changes and the changed model of care. If you are unable to speak with your healthcare provider, please call (03) 5366 7999 and ask to speak with Maria-Anna.